platform car
noun
a railroad freight car having no enclosing sides or top; a flatcar.
Origin of platform car
1An Americanism dating back to 1835–45
Words Nearby platform car
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How to use platform car in a sentence
The band from its station on a platform car boomed "Hail to the Chief," the engine whistle screaming an obligato.
The Rainy Day Railroad War | Holman DayOn the platform car he found the soldiers and their commander sitting silent and unconcerned as before.
Short Story Classics (American) Vol. 2 | VariousOn the platform car he found the soldiers and their commander sitting silent and imconcerned as before.
The Denver Express | A. A. HayesThe boiler of the Tom Thumb was built of gun barrels and shaped like a huge bottle standing upright upon a simple platform car.
How to Become an Engineer | Frank W. DoughtyHe had a rifled cannon mounted on a platform car, with which he expected to do great execution.
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